my bff bethany just sent me this and it was too good/funny not to share:



don't you think they should do one of these every week? those not so in-the-know (like yours truly, more and more often) would be able to keep up with things in kind of a shorthand version, and if nothing else, it's pretty funny!

so, so what, i'm still a rock star...

I love how facebook would like us to believe that (a) you can actually get $12,000 out of the government in this economic downturn (or ever, really), and (b) that's actually Barack Obama holding up that check. Way to photoshop, guys. Anyway, I haven't checked it out--because it's a scam, trust me--but here's the link.

from, of all people, my grandmother...

Subject: BACK IN SERVICE



Subject: Message to the world



Dear World:

We, the United States of America, your top quality supplier of the ideals of liberty and democracy, would like to apologize for our 2001-2008 interruption in service. The technical fault that led to this eight-year service outage has been located, and the software responsible was replaced November 4. Early tests of the newly installed program indicate that we are now operating correctly, and we expect it to be fully functional on January 20. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the outage. We look forward to resuming full service and hope to improve in years to come. We thank you for your patience and understanding.


Sincerely,
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

more than ever

another really good article on race/obama from a.coop., via twitter. basically just states the obvious, but i found myself saying "...yeah! ...YEAH!" to a lot of the points addressed. give it a read here.

"don't worry about history, they'll write it later."

i've been following anderson cooper on twitter for the past few days and loving the articles he keeps sending "my" way--here is one i just couldn't resist posting up here; the excerpt that follows is his speculation on what (if anything) our new president's predecessor might have left in a note in the top drawer of the desk in the oval office:

Keep a sense of humor.

Don’t forget to eat lunch.

Exercise helps with the stress. Keep shooting hoops.

Meet with the families of our fallen troops. Value their sacrifice.

Remember that you’re also a husband and a father and that the folks working around you have families.

Don’t worry about history, they’ll write it later. Have faith in your judgment. Protect the country we all love.

My new phone number’s unlisted but I’ll make sure you have it.

anyway, read the rest of the article here.

...from sea to shining sea.

Yes, we can.

Yes, we did.

Yes, we will.

PRESIDENT Barack Obama. As I live and breathe.

dcioppand: i think we need this for 39 methyl

watchthesky84: ha! yes.
watchthesky84: i like this:


dcioppand: HA


many, many, many more here.

the gays are none too happy with president elect Barack Obama:

Barack Obama’s choice of a prominent evangelical minister to deliver the invocation at his inauguration is a conciliatory gesture toward social conservatives who opposed him in November, but it is drawing fierce challenges from a gay rights movement that – in the wake of a gay marriage ban in California – is looking for a fight.

Read the rest of the article here.

i heart jack black. and NPH.

yes, we did.

courtesy of MoveOn.org--check out how to get your free Obama: Yes We Did sticker (that's right! FREE!) here.

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quote of the day, part 2!

"I hope this works. I'll be really embarrassed if it doesn't."
Barack Obama, to a poll worker as he fed his ballot into a machine.

quote of the day

"rosa sat so martin could walk. martin walked so obama could run. obama is running so our children can fly."
-Jay Z

this just in...

Apparently--according to CNN.com--McCain has inched ahead of Obama in national polls, but Obama has a steady lead in the most recent Electoral College estimates.

Forgive me, but it's always seemed to me that, if one candidate is deemed the favorite (read: winning in national polls), they ought to be the one the Electoral College goes for. I mean, I'm sure by now it's no secret which candidate I favor, but numbers are numbers.

Oh well. Anyway. Read the story here if you're interested.

P.S. This part cracks me up: "Although polls across the country are open on one day, the election is not a national poll but a series of 51 state-level elections that decide the members of the Electoral College."

Come on, CNN.com. Really?

old, but still funny

This is from a few months ago...

tshirt of the day

bumper sticker of the day

Thank you, Perez

According to Perez Hilton, "The factually inaccurate and exaggerated speech bashing Barack from the lipstick wearing pit bull delivered at the RNC convention on Wednesday inspired 130,000 donors to give money to the Obama campaign." Apparently donors pledged $8 million in in only 24 hours to Barak Obama's campaign, and the senator has nobody but Sarah Palin to thank.

Read the rest of his post here.

quote of the day, part 2

"Isn't it cute that Obama thinks he can be president? Isn't it cute that all those people are dumb enough to believe that just because his mouth makes pretty sounds, he'll make a good leader?"
Huffington Post Columnist Seth Grahame-Smith on McCain's new perceived campaign strategy.

Read the rest of his article here.